cull vs harvest

cull

verb
  • To kill (animals etc). 

  • To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner. 

  • To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). 

  • To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of. 

  • To gather, collect. 

noun
  • A lobster having only one claw. 

  • A selection. 

  • An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded. 

  • A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen. 

  • An organised killing of selected animals. 

  • A fool, gullible person; a dupe. 

harvest

verb
  • To kill for meat, slaughter. 

  • To win, achieve a gain. 

  • To be occupied bringing in a harvest 

  • To bring in a harvest; reap; glean. 

noun
  • A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season. 

  • The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain. 

  • This year's cotton harvest was great but the corn harvest was disastrous. 

  • The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences. 

  • The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting. 

  • The third season of the year; autumn; fall. 

  • The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits. 

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